The best things to do in Manhattan on Saturday, Sep 12 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
189 picks · checked Sep 2
9/11 Memorial plaza, World Trade Center, Financial District, ManhattanKen Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe defining event of the weekend citywide: victims' families read all 2,983 names on the Memorial plaza in the morning and the plaza reopens to everyone that afternoon ahead of Tribute in Light.
9/11 Memorial plaza, World Trade Center, Financial District, ManhattanKen Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe defining event of the weekend citywide: victims' families read all 2,983 names on the Memorial plaza in the morning and the plaza reopens to everyone that afternoon ahead of Tribute in Light.
Citywide — Spring Studios, Gotham Hall & more, Citywide (Midtown & Tribeca hubs), ManhattanPeak NYFW falls entirely on this weekend — roughly 70 official SS27 shows citywide, plus The Bureau's publicly ticketed runway series at Gotham Hall Friday.
Citywide — Spring Studios, Gotham Hall & more, Citywide (Midtown & Tribeca hubs), ManhattanPeak NYFW falls entirely on this weekend — roughly 70 official SS27 shows citywide, plus The Bureau's publicly ticketed runway series at Gotham Hall Friday.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanRelive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs in an immersive AMNH show — the summer's top science pick for families.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanRelive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs in an immersive AMNH show — the summer's top science pick for families.
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Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, ManhattanEleven new paintings of cities smeared into motion — Pacula paints nightscapes the way a long-exposure photo remembers them.
Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, ManhattanEleven new paintings of cities smeared into motion — Pacula paints nightscapes the way a long-exposure photo remembers them.
International Center of Photography, Lower East Side, ManhattanA closing-soon solo presentation on ICP's first floor, included with the ticket you are already buying for the building's other shows.
International Center of Photography, Lower East Side, ManhattanA closing-soon solo presentation on ICP's first floor, included with the ticket you are already buying for the building's other shows.
The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanDoug Aitken's film-based installation turns The Shed's Hudson Yards hall into a walk-through American landscape.
The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanDoug Aitken's film-based installation turns The Shed's Hudson Yards hall into a walk-through American landscape.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
Hudson Yards, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree of McCall's solid-light works spanning fifty years, including the 1973 Line Describing a Cone and a new premiere, Swarm. Free walk-in at Sean Kelly.
Hudson Yards, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree of McCall's solid-light works spanning fifty years, including the 1973 Line Describing a Cone and a new premiere, Swarm. Free walk-in at Sean Kelly.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
9/11 Memorial & Museum, Lower Manhattan, ManhattanA new special exhibition opening on the 25th-anniversary weekend, tracing how individuals and communities turned the grief of 9/11 into a quarter century of service. Included with museum admission.
9/11 Memorial & Museum, Lower Manhattan, ManhattanA new special exhibition opening on the 25th-anniversary weekend, tracing how individuals and communities turned the grief of 9/11 into a quarter century of service. Included with museum admission.
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanThe country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanThe country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
Cospa Ramen, Flatiron, ManhattanHand Hospitality replaced its kaiseki restaurant Towa with a walk-in ramen counter serving Nagahama-style bowls under ten dollars, open until 2 a.m.
Cospa Ramen, Flatiron, ManhattanHand Hospitality replaced its kaiseki restaurant Towa with a walk-in ramen counter serving Nagahama-style bowls under ten dollars, open until 2 a.m.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
Washington Heights, ManhattanThe Dominican rapper called El Papa del Rap marks twenty years on the mic with a career-spanning night in Washington Heights' 3,300-seat movie palace.
Washington Heights, ManhattanThe Dominican rapper called El Papa del Rap marks twenty years on the mic with a career-spanning night in Washington Heights' 3,300-seat movie palace.
Hommali, West Village, ManhattanThree friends from Bangkok open a contemporary Thai restaurant built around jasmine rice, which arrives free with every meal. Labor Day is its first weekend.
Hommali, West Village, ManhattanThree friends from Bangkok open a contemporary Thai restaurant built around jasmine rice, which arrives free with every meal. Labor Day is its first weekend.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Whitney waives its $30 admission every Friday from 5-10pm — all eight floors open, often with DJs and a bar. Free tickets are required and go fast; reserve online.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Whitney waives its $30 admission every Friday from 5-10pm — all eight floors open, often with DJs and a bar. Free tickets are required and go fast; reserve online.
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanRamen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanRamen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
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